Fatty Acids & Fatty Alcohols

Fatty alcohols can be linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, with short or long chains, including specific structures such as Guerbet alcohols. They offer a wide variety of physico-chemical properties, ensuring performance and adaptability. They stand out for their wetting power, solubility, thermal stability and compatibility with many chemical systems. Their structure directly influences their behaviour in formulations, which makes them particularly valuable for a broad range of applications.

On the other hand, Lumar offers a selection of fatty acids, mainly from vegetable sources. Inherently lubricating, biodegradable and versatile, they are widely used in the manufacture of esters, lubricant additives, surfactants, as well as in technical soaps and surface treatment products.

These products are used in many industrial sectors: lubricants, metalworking fluids, paints, coatings, surfactants, inks, detergents, textiles, specialty chemicals…

Natural-origin fatty acids

• Arachidic acid
• Behenic acid
• Capric acid
• Caprylic acid
• Erucic acid
• Lauric acid
• Myristic acid
• Oleic acid
• Palmitic acid
• Sebacic acid
• Stearic acid
• Isostearic acid
• Citric acid
• Lactic acid

Synthetic fatty acids

• Adipic acid
• Dodecanedioic acid
• Glutaric acid
• Succinic acid
• Undecanedioic acid

Natural-origin fatty alcohols

• Oleocetyl alcohol
• Caprylic alcohol
• Capric alcohol
• Lauryl alcohol
• Myristyl alcohol
• Palmitic alcohol
• Linear or branched saturated alcohols

Synthetic fatty alcohols

• 2-hexyl-decanol
• 2-octyl-dodecanol
• 2-octyl-dodecanol